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GRIDLOCK IN ORBIT?

Started by Midnight Sun, 04/14/2002 05:36PM
Posted 04/14/2002 05:36PM Opening Post
Myself & a fellow observer the other night had our scopes set-up at the "Astor Column" a high hill overlooking the mouth of the Mighty Columbia river, while observing Jon mentioned several times, " there goes another one of those damm Satellites!" He was right, we both, during the course of 2 hours must have spotted a dozen or so , zipping along
silently through space. I guess what amazed me was the actual number we viewed through our EP's ! I really didn't mind them intruding into my AFV ,in fact I kind of looked forward to them, oh well, " to each is own" I guess, John M